Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Brachycera > Infraorder Cyclorrhapha > Zoosection Schizophora > Zoosubsection Calyptratae > Superfamily Oestroidea > Family Calliphoridae > Subfamily Chrysomyinae > Genus Chrysomya > Species Chrysomya megacephala
My image of Chrysomya megacephala, taken July 16, 2022 in Chalmette, LA, USA
FACT: This species is one of the first flies to show up on a body, making it incredibly useful in determining time of death and length of exposure!
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